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Senegal’s Eyone Medical Raises $3 Million to Digitise West Africa’s Health Records
The platform is used in over 60 healthcare institutions across Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, and France.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WHO Urges Urgent Action Ahead of COP30 at Global Climate and Health Conference in Brasília
Climate change is fuelling a health crisis and threatens to undo decades of global health progress.
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- Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Akurateco and Enza Join Forces to Revolutionize Digital Payments Across Africa
Akurateco and enza join forces to accelerate digital payment innovation and financial inclusion across Africa with cutting-edge white-label technology.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tradeable Impact Credits Could Boost Social Funding, Report Says
Trading impact credits based on social outcomes is proving a success in some places and should be scaled up to offset constraints on social funding, according to a new report developed by the Schwab Foundation, South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies(CSES) and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC Announces $20 Million Equity Investment in Transvolt Mobility
The investment aims to promote electric vehicle adoption and job creation in India.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Paymenow Bags $22.4 Million to Expand On-Demand Salary Services Across Africa
The funding, structured under a sustainable finance format, is one of the largest institutional bets to date on the earned wages access (EWA) model in the region.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, fintech, lending, scale, startups
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Press Release: Valante Capital Launches Ascend Fund II With $115 Million First Close and Three Strategic Investments
IDC Network's Private Equity arm advances its regional consolidation strategy with anchor platforms in food and distribution across Latin America and the U.S.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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MCFA Signs Agreement With Bidhaa Sasa in Kenya to Scale up Access to Electric Cooking
With the EUR 2.3 million in MCFA funding, Bidhaa Sasa will scale up sales of electric pressure cookers targeting up to 100,000 primarily female customers in rural areas of Western and Central Kenya.
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- Energy, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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